Norwegian Getaway Review
My review of the Getaway Feb 28 - Mar 7.
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Hello Everyone! This was my 3rd cruise, my first being with Princess, second Carnival, and now on the fabulous Norwegian Getaway. I traveled with my wife, we are in our early 30s and we LOVE to travel! There are so many great reviews in this forum about this ship, lots with great photos of pretty much everything you would need to see. That being said, I felt that it wouldn't be necessary for me to re-post a bunch of the same style of photos, so this review will be photo-free, but if I can elaborate on anything, please feel free to ask me! I am going to focus a bit more on the Vibe Beach Club, our cabin 8176, and the UBP ( Unlimited Beverage Package ) since these were the 3 main things that I wanted to know about before we booked our cruise. I will briefly touch on my personal experience with the food and ports of call, and any other smaller details that I came across. If you are foodie, there are some great reviews elsewhere on Cruise Critic that will most definitely be of more assistance to you in that department. I hope you find my review helpful!
GETTING TO MIAMI
Aside from the random snow storm at Dallas/Ft. Worth the day before, which caused absolute CHAOS there, we made it to our hotel, the Days Inn Miami North, around 330am on the day of Embarkation. I am glad we decided to leave home a full day before we sailed away. Had we decided to take a red eye out of Vancouver, we would have missed the cruise as a lot of flights leaving Dallas were cancelled the following day. The hotel was pretty much a place to sleep for a few hours, and it did the job. Nothing fancy, average rooms. If all you are looking for is a place to get some sleep before heading to port the next morning, than this hotel is perfect. Efficient and free shuttle service from airport to hotel, and hotel to port. No problems at all.
Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Balcony Stateroom
CABIN 8176Rooms were ready around 130pm, and our room was in a perfect location. Deck 8 mid-ship balcony room, super close to elevators, easy access to the waterfront which is also on deck 8, and 90% of all the restaurants and bars. Ocean view was great. No life boats or anything obstructing the views. A lot of people were commenting on the size of the balconies for the regular balcony rooms, saying they were super small. It all depends on what you want your balcony for. If you are like us, and just wanted a balcony to stand on or sit down on while you enjoy a light snack and/or a glass of wine or coffee while watching sunrises/sunsets, than the balcony size was perfect. 2 chairs, a little table, and enough leg room for 2 average sized people. If you want a balcony for lounging on, sun tanning, having dinner on, then I would go for one of the larger balcony rooms. For us, the balcony wasn't going to be a place where we would spend a ton of time. There are plenty of areas on this ship for you to really enjoy the outdoor spaces. This cabin had the bed closest to the balcony, which made the room feel quite large actually. There was tons of storage space, lots of hangers, the bathroom was very functional and provided more than enough room for 1 person at a time to get ready, while the other person could use the main cabin area for getting ready. All in all, this cabin was great and provided everything we needed. I would stay in this cabin again! Our room steward Agnelo was friendly and kept our room clean and always stocked with what we needed. We aren't very demanding guests, and he definitely picked up on that and kept things simple and efficient for us.